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What's one thing Harvey Clarke Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST GROVE SD 15·NCES 410516001186
Harvey Clarke Elementary School
2516 N B St, Forest Grove, OR 97116 · (503) 359-2478 · Washington County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Oregon public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
312 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 26% smaller than its 4th grade class (81).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Forest Grove SD 15. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
OR avg 43.0% . -8.4pp since 2023
Math
32.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 47.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harvey Clarke Elementary School
Harvey Clarke Elementary School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Clarke Elementary School this school | 390 | 80.0% | 37.5% |
| Newby Elementary School McMinnville | 443 | 81.9% | 32.6% |
| Grandhaven Elementary School McMinnville | 446 | 84.3% | 39.7% |
| Wascher Elementary School Lafayette | 371 | 82.2% | 36.1% |
| Sunrise Elementary School Albany | 324 | 80.6% | 16.7% |
| Kelly Creek Elementary School Gresham | 368 | 81.8% | 28.4% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harvey Clarke Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #251 of 591 | #53 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #330 of 646 ▼ 170 | #59 of 89 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #492 of 646 ▼ 143 | #71 of 89 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #223 of 710 | #42 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #219 of 587 | #26 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #197 of 587 | #58 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #277 of 645 | #6 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #226 of 493 | #41 of 70 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
390
-43 (-10%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 390 | 24.1 | 16.2:1 | 80% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 22.7 | 17.5:1 | 65% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 23.6 | 18.0:1 | 32% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 24 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 23.8 | 20.7:1 | 37% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 39% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 21 | 24.4:1 | 38% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 23 | 22.9:1 | 25% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 19 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harvey Clarke Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (493 to 390); teachers up 1% (23.8 to 24.1).
About Harvey Clarke Elementary School
Harvey Clarke Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Forest Grove, Oregon. It educates 390 students in kindergarten through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321 students.
Forest Grove SD 15 oversees Harvey Clarke Elementary School and 10 other schools, with 5,692 students in total.
Harvey Clarke Elementary School is 55% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 35% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 64% of Washington County residents are White. Harvey Clarke Elementary School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 16.2 students per teacher and 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Washington County averages 57%, lower than here.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Harvey Clarke Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Harvey Clarke Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (37.5%) and its predicted rate (31.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
Washington County has about 603,947 residents, and the median household income is $107,772, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Washington County has 136 public schools and roughly 79,469 students.
The closest public school to Harvey Clarke Elementary School is Forest Grove Community School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Harvey Clarke Elementary School is ahead of the 30.8% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment has fallen by 43 students since 2020-21, to 390. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.0 to 16.2 over 4 years.
Discussions about Harvey Clarke Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
603,947
Census ACS
Median income
$107,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
136
79,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forest Grove SD 15
- Forest Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,849 students
- Neil Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
- Tom McCall Upper ElementaryMiddle · 673 students
- Echo Shaw Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Joseph Gale Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Cornelius Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Other schools in Forest Grove
- Forest Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,849 students
- Neil Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
- Tom McCall Upper ElementaryMiddle · 673 students
- Joseph Gale Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Fern Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Forest Grove Community SchoolElementary · 202 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Grove Community School0.5 mi · 202
- Tom McCall Upper Elementary0.6 mi · 673
- Forest Grove High School0.6 mi · 1,849
- Joseph Gale Elementary School1.4 mi · 388
- Community Alternative Learning Center1.5 mi · 141
- Neil Armstrong Middle School2.2 mi · 838
Frequently asked questions
About Harvey Clarke Elementary SchoolHow large is Harvey Clarke Elementary School?
Harvey Clarke Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Harvey Clarke Elementary School serve?
Harvey Clarke Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Harvey Clarke Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Harvey Clarke Elementary School.
How diverse is Harvey Clarke Elementary School?
Harvey Clarke Elementary School reports a student body of 55% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Harvey Clarke Elementary School?
Harvey Clarke Elementary School is overseen by Forest Grove SD 15 in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.